3. Tunica Activism from the Termination Era to the Self-Determination Era

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. About the Series vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. The Origins of Federal Acknowledgment Policy 19
7. 2. The Tunica-Biloxi Tribe’s Early Recognition Efforts 41
8. 3. Tunica Activism from the Termination Era to the Self-Determination Era 61
9. 4. Treasures: Tunica-Biloxis in the Federal Recognition Era 83
10. 5. Tribal Enterprise and Tribal Life 97
11. 6. Jena Choctaws under Jim Crow and outside the Federal Purview 127
12. 7. Jena Choctaw Tribal Persistence from the Second World War to Recognition 147
13. 8. Jena Choctaw Recognition 165
14. 9. On the Outside, Looking In: Clifton-Choctaws, Race, and Federal Acknowledgment 197
15. 10. Conclusions and Implications 239
16. Appendix 273
17. Notes 275
18. Bibliography 351
19. Index 375